The Return of AmigaOne?

Why can't an FPGA be programmed to do what the MAI IC does?

I mean, nobody must want to admit to owning the MAI design since it's faulty, right? So, maybe even being a SW reimplementation it could be possible to erase the errors in it as well?

Then, just take the current AmigaOne schematics, plus the FPGA MAI and put on a 1.7GHz or higher G4*, could be available in 3 or 4 months!!!

Why not????


* Hehehe, dual core, hehehehehe! (where's the bonkers/delirious smiley? )

@Atheist

Just to be clear, a hardware design in an FPGA is not software. An FPGA may be reprogrammable, but you're reprogramming the connections between logic gates, not running a sequence of instructions.

Regarding implementing the Artica-S chip in an FPGA, that would be a huge task. You'd basically be designing a new Artica-S chip (minus the silicon layout level stuff since you'll be implementing it on an FPGA). The only way that things could be sped up if someone somehow stumbled upon MAI Logic's own design files and to use those to synthesize FPGA bitstreams.

Hans

@Atheist

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I don't quite get that.

Why would you want to emulate an ArticiaS chip instead of designing a new hardware? I mean, after all, with the reference designs out there, it is hardly rocket science to design a new board, and it won't be any more expensive or cheaper than an emulated approach...

@Atheist

It sounds like you have everything you need.

Go for it!

So you'll be selling New AmigaOnes in March or April with all the bugs fixed? We should announce this on all the Amiga websites.

What will the prices be?

I can't wait.

LyleHaze

@Atheist

I have to agree with rogue on this one. Much smarter with making/using new/existing hardware. There is much ppc hardware available allready. And much powerfull too.

@Atheist

If you want a faster system, buy this. It's the best way to support them and bring new hardware to AmigaOS.